Hong Kong, China vs Viet Nam: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity

Hong Kong, China
1.03 GPI
in 2019
Viet Nam
1.03 GPI
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
17th
Viet Nam rank
19th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Viet Nam
00.250.50.751199820082019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Viet Nam, a difference of 0 GPI.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9978 GPI 0.9505 GPI 0.0473 GPI Hong Kong, China
2010s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0005 GPI Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Hong Kong, China or Viet Nam?
Hong Kong, China, at 1.03 GPI against 1.03 GPI in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Hong Kong, China and Viet Nam?
0 GPI, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Viet Nam?
9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Viet Nam rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Hong Kong, China ranks 17th and Viet Nam ranks 19th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.